JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Question Bank De Moivre's theorem and Roots of unity

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    If \[i{{z}^{4}}+1=0\], then \[z\] can take the value [UPSEAT 2004]

    A) \[\frac{1+i}{\sqrt{2}}\]

    B) \[\cos \frac{\pi }{8}+i\,\sin \frac{\pi }{8}\]

    C) \[\frac{1}{4i}\]

    D) i

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[i{{z}^{4}}=-1\] \[{{z}^{4}}=\frac{-1}{i}\Rightarrow {{z}^{4}}=i\Rightarrow z={{(i)}^{1/4}}\] \[z={{(0+i)}^{1/4}}\] \[z={{\left( \cos \frac{\pi }{2}+i\sin \frac{\pi }{2} \right)}^{1/4}}\] \[z=\cos \frac{\pi }{8}+i\sin \frac{\pi }{8}\]  (using De Moivre?s theorem)


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